Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 37
... rich to poore , from high to low degree : Therefore I thinke that man is truly blest , That neither cares for wealth nor povertie , But laughs at Fortune , and her foolerie , That gives rich churles great store of golde and fee , And ...
... rich to poore , from high to low degree : Therefore I thinke that man is truly blest , That neither cares for wealth nor povertie , But laughs at Fortune , and her foolerie , That gives rich churles great store of golde and fee , And ...
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... rich ; set them rich , and they will grow poor . One hour's sleep before midnight , is worth two after . In rain and sunshine , cuckolds go to heaven . Winter thunder , bodes summer hunger . * As seasonable as snow in summer . Work to ...
... rich ; set them rich , and they will grow poor . One hour's sleep before midnight , is worth two after . In rain and sunshine , cuckolds go to heaven . Winter thunder , bodes summer hunger . * As seasonable as snow in summer . Work to ...
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... rich ring with a stone , Thereof the prince glad was hee ; He took the ring of Humphrey then , And kissed the ring times three . Humphrey kneeled still as any stone , As sure as I do tell to thee ; Humphrey LADY BESSY . 29.
... rich ring with a stone , Thereof the prince glad was hee ; He took the ring of Humphrey then , And kissed the ring times three . Humphrey kneeled still as any stone , As sure as I do tell to thee ; Humphrey LADY BESSY . 29.
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